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Vintage 1958 Plaque given to Mike Hawthorn at the 1958 Grand Prix of Portugal

1958 Plaque, Portugal Grand Prix given to Mike Hawthorn.

We are pleased to be able to offer for sale this fabulous piece of motoring history:

This plaque was given to Mike Hawthorn for competing in the 1958 Portugal Grand Prix at Porto race track.

Mike drove a Ferrari 246 and set the second fastest qualifying time behind Stirling Moss in his Vanwall. During the race, Mike set the fastest lap time (almost 2 seconds faster than Moss's pole time!) but still came in second after Moss.

This was of course all in Mike's Championship Winning year and it was the second to last time that Mike would race in a Grand Prix...

This is what Mike said after the race:

"I was upset to find that my race number was 22. Both Pete [Collins] and Luigi [Musso] had been killed on cars with 2 as their number, and the sight of 22 on mine really put the wind up me. I rushed off to Tavoni and asked if I might have 24, which was Taffy's number, and he and Taffy both agreed; only the numbers were changed, not the actual cars."

This medal went straight from Mike's estate, in 1959, to an important collector from whom we acquired it directly.

A truly unique opportunity to acquire a piece of memorabilia from Hawthorn's personal possession.

It measures approximately 3.4 x 1.5 inches.

Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have at info@macora.com.

We offer FREE shipping to ANY destination in the world on this item but, given its value, we advise you to take the optional insurance on it.

Vintage 1958 Plaque given to Mike Hawthorn at the 1958 Grand Prix of PortugalVintage 1958 Plaque given to Mike Hawthorn at the 1958 Grand Prix of PortugalVintage 1958 Plaque given to Mike Hawthorn at the 1958 Grand Prix of Portugal